Windows Vista includes a security mechanism that labels objects with an integrity level. Files and folders have integrity levels, as do users and processes. Vista has six integrity levels, from highest trustworthiness to lowest: Trusted Installer, System, High, Medium, Low and Untrusted.
So, what are integrity levels? Well, they act as a kind of second [...]

The ability of users to add new hardware devices to their computers creates a significant security issues for system administrators. A malicious user can potentially use a removable device with malicious software configured on it that includes an auto-run script to install malicious software on computers and steal company’s sensitive data.
Windows Vista enables system administrators [...]

Recovering a forgotten password in Windows Vista is a trivial task thanks to the built-in utility that makes it easy to backup and recover login passwords securely. It is critically important that you make a backup of both your password and the Administrator password.
To use the Password Backup utility, open the Control Panel, go to [...]

By default, Internet Explorer 7 in Windows Vista runs in Protected-Mode, which adds additional defenses to help enable a safer browsing experience for users. In Protected-Mode, Internet Explorer runs with reduced permissions to mitigate software vulnerabilities exploitation by eliminating the possibility to alter user or system files without user’s explicit permission.
While Protected-Mode is enabled by [...]